FreeLists / webproducers / [webproducers] Re: .wav vs. .mp3 - pros and cons

[Melissa Smith <melissa@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 .wav is not necessarily outdated, just no longer as popular. 
in general audio compression in .wav files is less efficient than in mp3, ie
same content at the same sound quality will take up more space using wav
files versus mp3. 
because of that, wav files are more often used for shorter audio clips,
whereas mp3 are more often used for 'complete' works. 

hope that helps:)

Laura Forbes wrote: hi all - quick question. what is the difference between
these 2 file formats? is one better than the other? what are the
differences?my perception is that .mp3 is more current and .wav is outdated
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